OK, I've looked into new lines and it seems to be a slippery slope. I'm good with the mainline being the Thermo-Plastic....that's a pretty easy decision. However, I need only about 12-13' instead of the 19'. Is the Thermo Plastic bendable enough to double up inside the frame rail?? I don't want to pinch it.

What I thought would be easy was to just use Stainless Steel for the rest of the system. What I've found is that the SS is harder/more brittle than the standard coated steel and the flaring is different. If I went SS, I would most likely get a spool of it and then cut/flare as needed.

Finally, I can't use the nice, CHEAP tube benders and flaring tools from the local auto parts store for the SS tubing. I'll need the nicer equipment to do a proper flare.

With all that said, it looks like my only option is the Thermo Plastic main and then the coated steel. Unless I'm missing something.

From my understanding, SS is MORE forgiving than steel; less likely to kink. I was gentle with my bends and had no problem. Any round item can be used as a temporary mandrel. Used a tennis ball and hammer handle as I recall.

I just called Pacific Trailers and placed my order on a dual axle SS kit. I asked if they could swap out the 19' SS mainline for the 19' Thermo Plastic one and he said "he thinks it's OK". $126 for whole package so hopefully his boss doesn't have a problem with it......

Well, after several calls to finally get the order placed, the parts finally showed up. Let's just say, keep the order simple and do it online, if possible. Because I wanted to swap out the SS mainline for the Poly line, I had to talk to someone in person. After providing my card once (and then he lost it), I called back and had to provide it again. Not a good feeling.

Anyways, I received everything and it was kinda a mixed bag.

I would of thought some of pieces would be the same length but the two long ones (for the axle were different lengths). I just had to be a little creative on the layout.

I also decided to re-wire the lights as well. I really like having a separate ground run to each light as well as a frame connection. That way I have a lot better chance of not getting a some flickering light while driving down the road (that annoys me so much!)

However, to do this, I did have to get an extra set of trailering wire to run down each frame channel.

After running the new mainline, here is how much I had left over in the tongue. I stuff it in with some zip ties.....